In an octahedral crystal field splitting the number of orbitals pushed down in energy is

Question

In an octahedral crystal field splitting the number of orbitals pushed down in energy is (A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) zero

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In an octahedral crystal field splitting three dxy,dy2 and dxz(t2g) metal orbitals are lowered in energy and two dx2-y2 and dz2(eg) orbitals are raised in energy.

Q. In an octahedral crystal field splitting the number of orbitals pushed down in energy is

3

2

5

zero

In an octahedral crystal field splitting three $d_{x y}, d_{y^{2}}$ and $d_{x z} (t_{2 g})$ metal orbitals are lowered in energy and two $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{z^{2}} (e_{g})$ orbitals are raised in energy.

Q. In an octahedral crystal field splitting the number of orbitals pushed down in energy is

3

2

5

zero

In an octahedral crystal field splitting three dxy​,dy2​ and dxz​(t2g​) metal orbitals are lowered in energy and two dx2−y2​ and dz2​(eg​) orbitals are raised in energy.

In an octahedral crystal field splitting three $d_{x y}, d_{y^{2}}$ and $d_{x z} (t_{2 g})$ metal orbitals are lowered in energy and two $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{z^{2}} (e_{g})$ orbitals are raised in energy.